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Sierra College opens new center to help veterans become entrepreneurs
Younger veterans are more likely to be unemployed than pre-9/11 veterans – but a new resource at Sierra College is designed to help them create…
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After Hours: Sacramento Metro Chamber holiday mixer (slideshow)
‘Tis the season for business groups as they begin to celebrate the holidays with social events and parties. The Sacramento Metro Chamber last week held…
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Sacramento City Council Approves Plan To Increase Minimum Wage
The Sacramento City Council voted Tuesday night to raise the city minimum wage $12.50 by the year 2020. The current minimum wage is $9. Added…
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Sacramento Running Association
The Sacramento Running Association (SRA) was established in 1982 with the mission of bringing world class running events to the Sacramento area. The first state of…
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2015 Leadership Sacramento Class Partners with Courage Wordlwide to Combat Human Trafficking
Efforts will focus on additional housing, services and launch new café to support victims Leadership Sacramento, a program of the Sacramento Metro Chamber, announced today…
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NextEd Selects Interim CEO
Cosumnes River College’s Brian Bedford to lead Metro Chamber’s education affiliate during transition Brian Bedford, the business dean at Cosumnes River College, has been named…
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Our Effort Grows…and YOU Can Help Make It Better!
Keep Sacramento Working continues to grow! This week we added the Handle District and National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) as partners with Keep Sacramento…
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Raising Minimum Wage: A Bad Idea at the Wrong Time for Sacramento
Ahead of the City of Sacramento’s task force on Income Inequality exploring an increase to the minimum wage for the City of Sacramento, Metro Chamber…
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NextEd CEO Steps Down
Stella Premo named interim CEO After nine years as CEO of NextEd, Dave Butler is leaving his position to become Vice President at Advocacy and…
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Metro Chamber Panel Details Minimum Wage Impacts
Yesterday, the Metro Chamber convened a forum with leading economists and business representatives to discuss potential impacts of a minimum wage increase for the City…
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Minimum Wage Discussion
Unions are pushing to raise the minimum wage in the capital city to $15/hour. To effectively advocate on behalf of the business community, Metro Chamber…